document.write( "Question 387239: 7u+3r=724 and 3u+7r=1276\r
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7u+3r=724
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\n" ); document.write( "21u + 9r = 2172 eqn 1 times 3
\n" ); document.write( "21u +49r = 8932 eqn 2 times 7
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\n" ); document.write( "7u + 3*169 = 724
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